NBA teams have been donning their respective team’s “City Edition” jerseys that aim to promote culture, history or what the city is known for. At the same time, it gives the fans more reason to watch out how they are going to be represented by their ball clubs.

On their game against the Los Angeles Clippers next week, the Dallas Mavericks will be using their newest city edition jerseys – first of the 22 times that they will be sporting the designs this season per Dallas News.

The team’s jersey, named “Art + Basketball” design, features the “Mavs” text in graffiti style across the chest that symbolizes the street art culture of the city. Per the team’s release, Dallas native Tex Moton designed the jerseys as a way to express the team’s new life and direction and also to display the “incredible arts scene of Dallas.”

The blue colors are still present but they added a different “coastal blue” shade with action green accents for creativity. Highlighted is the unique graffiti to further display the street art culture that started in the late 90s.

The team officially unveiled the jerseys through their NBA page and on their social media outlets and as expected, some fans are shocked by how the designs turned out. They flocked on Twitter to express their thoughts.

The Mavs are coming off a 117-110 victory at home against state rival San Antonio Spurs yesterday. Reigning best rookie Luka Doncic churned his career-high 42 points with 12 assists and 11 rebounds. The triple-double game was the 20-year old’s sixth this season – most by any other players this season – out of the team’s 13 games.

His output was only the second in history for a player under-21 years old to record a 40-point triple-double. The other player is LeBron James, whom he grew up watching.

Dorian Finney-Smith also had his career-high of 22 points, including the hail-mary long two to beat the shot-clock buzzer and extend their lead to five, 112-107, with only 74 seconds left in the game.

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Luka Doncic #77 of the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, Nov. 2, 2018. Ronald Martinez/Getty Images
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